InhaltsangabeNovel Aspects on the Preparation of Spirocyclic and Fused Unusual ?-Lactams.- Spirocyclic ?-Lactams: Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel Heterocycles.- Novel and Recent Synthesis and Applications of ?-Lactams.- ?-Lactam Ring Opening: A Useful Entry to Amino Acids and Relevant Nitrogen-Containing Compounds.- Recent Approaches Toward Solid Phase Synthesis of ?-Lactams.- Computational Studies on the Synthesis of ?-Lactams via [2+2] Thermal Cycloadditions.- Novel Anticancer ?-Lactams.